Rosie Godfrey will walk 42 kilometres across London to raise money for BSAVA PetSavers.

Rosie Godfrey is set to take on the gruelling Thames Challenge. 

The chair of BSAVA PetSavers is to embark on a walking challenge to raise vital research funds for the charity.

Rosie Godfrey, who heads up the BSAVA PetSavers management committee, is undertaking the Thames Challenge, which will see her walk 42 kilometres from Hampton Court Palace to the Millennium Bridge. 

Explaining why she wanted to take on the feat, Rosie said: “I love walking, but had not really walked much more over 10 miles in one go before, and so I wanted to set myself a challenge, as well as raise money for BSAVA PetSavers. 

“The charity is close to my heart and although small, is a vital funder of small animal clinical research in the UK.”

Rosie launched the ‘Chairs Challenge’ in 2024 for BSAVA PetSavers 50th year, walking the Malvern Hills alongside a team of PetSavers supporters. This year, she has set herself an even greater challenge of raising £1,000.

She has been training alongside her husband, BSAVA vice president David Godfrey, who hopes to join her for the walk.

Rose added: “For the first time in my life, I have become acquainted with the gym, its machinery and terminology. My lovely trainer Carla has helped a middle-aged, non-sporty woman feel comfortable and relatively competent in the gym, and I think my fitness is now in the rough ballpark for completing the Challenge. David and I walked over 21 miles last Saturday, so bring it on!”

The challenge takes place on Saturday, 26 April and, at the time of writing, Rosie and David have raised £715 of their £1,000 target. To donate and read all of Rosie’s training updates, visit justgiving.com/page/rosie-godfrey

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